Difference between revisions of "How"

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*We haven't figured out '''''how''''' to fix the bug.
 
*We haven't figured out '''''how''''' to fix the bug.
  
*She doesn't know '''''how''''' we did it.
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*I don't understand '''''how''''' this got broken.

Revision as of 14:27, 11 April 2020

How is a wh- word, which means that it marks something that is unknown. It is used when you want to know the method, the manner, or the way something is done, or is going.

  • How are you doing? comment vas-tu?
  • How do you do? comment allez-vous? used only when you meet someone for the first time ever
  • How is it going? (comment) ça va?
  • How can I get a refund? comment je fais pour me faire rembourser?
  • How can you tell if it is cooked? comment peut-on voir si c'est cuit?

Indirect questions

  • I don't know how to fix this bug.
  • We haven't figured out how to fix the bug.
  • I don't understand how this got broken.